Tea Party Republicans — that seems like the majority of the GOP these days — are urging their leaders to begin impeachment proceedings against President Barack Obama. I’m pretty sure he hasn’t done anything impeachable, but that’s of no consequence to people who wake up and go to sleep hating — not too strong a word — the 44th president.

To head them off at the pass, Speaker of the House John Boehner offered a lawsuit against the president, accusing him of delaying the employer mandate in the Affordable Care Act without getting permission from Congress. The House is likely to vote this week on filing the suit. Boehner may be doing it to tamp down talk of impeachment, which he knows would be a disaster for his party.

Democrats, meanwhile, are gleeful. Not only do they love the lawsuit idea, but they’re hoping for impeachment, too. The president, who challenged Boehner, saying “Sue me!” is egging them on.

What’s this really about? The Democratic Party’s voters are in a blah mood, unenthused about going to the polls on Nov. 4. Party leaders can’t believe the GOP has handed them a powerful motivational tool both to raise money and to boost voter turnout in the midterm elections.

They’re raising money by faux-scaring their contributor base over impeachment and the lawsuit.

I’ll share with you some of the frantic e-mails I’ve been receiving from the Democratic campaign groups. (I sign up for as much political stuff as I can, from both sides. They think I’m a potential contributor. But I have never given money to political parties. It only encourages them and I want them to go away. Political factions are the menace to the republic that George Washington warned us about.)

Here’s one I got Saturday from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee:

“It’s Saturday, and we’re in the office freaking out. Can you blame us after what’s happened in the last couple days?

Thursday, House Republicans authorized a vote to sue a sitting president: it’s never happened in U.S. HISTORY.

Friday, the White House announced they believe this lawsuit could lead to impeachment.

Today, We’re in the middle of an unprecedented attack on the President. We’re doing all we can — but we can’t afford to cut corners. We have to fight back with everything we’ve got.

That means we need to reach $2 million by tomorrow night ($432,616 to go). We just can’t see that happening unless you chip in.”

Page 2 of 2 - Sunday night, this came:

“With 4 hours to go, we’re just 186 donations short of our $2 million goal. That’s $1,997,384 raised since Thursday — when Republicans authorized a vote to sue President Obama. EXTRAORDINARY!”

Then on Monday, I got this e-mail, from Barack Obama himself!

“Joe Biden has e-mailed you. Michelle has e-mailed you. And now I’ve e-mailed you. We wouldn’t all be asking if it wasn’t so important. Right now, Republicans in Congress are trying to sue me for simply doing my job. Yes, it’s outrageous. But it also makes this the most important fundraising deadline we’ve faced together. We’re down to our last 72 hours and still coming up 100,000 donations short of our goal. Can I count on you?”

All these emails featured red banners saying, “IMPEACHMENT ALERT.”

Here’s what will happen if the lawsuit proceeds, and if impeachment follows. With every step down the road, Democrats will have a new, $2 million campaign. They’ll keep raising money and try to turn the public against the GOP for wasting our time on frivolous legal procedures while real issues — immigration reform, job creation, the surface transportation bill — are ignored.

I would appreciate a Republican Party that offered thoughtful, conservative alternatives to Democratic bigger-government policies. The thoughtful antipoverty agenda House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Janesville, laid out last week, is an example of what the GOP should do, instead of engaging in a temper tantrum because they think Obama is the Antichrist from Kenya.